Sacred Statues and Temples

This cluster showcases intricate stone statues inspired by various cultures, including Hindu and Buddhist representations, emphasizing religious art and architecture.

Mahavir Swami Idol at Lodurva Jain temple at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xNirbhayxJain/DinodiaxPhotox

Stone statue of a Malla wrestler (closeup, face) in front of Dattatreya Temple, Tachupal Tole, Bhaktapur, UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Varaha incarnation of lord vishnu statue, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

siddharta in the temple bangkok asia thailand abstract cross step wat palaces

siddharta in the temple bangkok asia thailand abstract cross step wat palaces

Close up of a traditional stone Buddhist statue.

Africa, West Africa, Togo, Voodoo Hospital. Effegy with cigarettes in mouth in shrine to heal the mentally ill in Togo.

Closeup of Rudra Shiva, Devrani Jethani Temple, Amerikapa, Chhattisgarh, India. Closeup of Rudra Shiva, Devrani Jethani Temple, Amerikapa, Chhattisgarh, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21295958

Bayon Temple, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Asia

Asia, Indonesia, Bali, Ubud, stone figure, demon,

Mahavir Swami Idol at Lodurva Jain temple at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xNirbhayxJain/DinodiaxPhotox

Apsara at The Bayon, Angkor Thom, Angkor Archaeological Park

JESUS PERDONANDO A LA MUJER ADULTERA - CAPITEL DEL CLAUSTRO ROMANICO - S XII. Location: MONASTERIO DE SAN JUAN DE LA PEÑA. BOTAYA. HUESCA. SPAIN.

Guard watchman carved in stone on gate of Maheshwar temple, Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Chinese Guard statue in Wat Pho Buddhist temple, Bangkok, Thailand

Stone carving, Palace of the Masks, Codz Poop, Kabah Archaeological Site, Kabah, near Uxmal, Yucatan State, Mexico

Bodhisattva statue at the old Mudu Maha Vihara temple in coastal sand dunes at Pottuvil, Arugam Bay, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Angkor Wat was built for King Suryavarman II (ruled 1113-50) in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. As the best-preserved temple at the Angkor site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation - first Hindu, dedicated to the god Vishnu, then Buddhist. It is the world's largest religious building. The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It has become a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on its national flag, and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors. Angkor Wat combines two basic plans of Khmer temple architecture: the temple mountain and the later galleried temple, based on early South Indian Hindu architecture. It is designed to represent Mount Meru, home of the devas in Hindu mythology: within a moat and an outer wall 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) long are three rectangular galleries, each raised above the next. At the centre of the temple stands a quincunx of towers.

Basalt stupas depicting the death of the Buddha from Eastern India. Dated 10th Century

NAT IN SHWEZIGON PAYA PAGAN

In Stuck gegossene Figuren von Gottheiten. Kashi Vishweshwar-Tempel, Mahuli Sangam, Satara, Maharashtra, Indien Figurines of deities moulded in stucco. Kashi Vishweshwar temple, Mahuli Sangam, Satara, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22412424

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Tandaragee Idol, Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK *** Local Caption ***

Carving of Madanika on the Kakatiya Rudreshwara Temple, Palampet, Warangal, Telangana, India. Carving of Madanika on the Kakatiya Rudreshwara Temple, Palampet, Warangal, Telangana, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21296011

SEPULCRO DE LEONOR RUIZ DE CASTRO SEGUNDA ESPOSA DEL INFANTE DON FELIPE- DET DEL TOCADO - SIGLO XIII. Location: IGLESIA DE SANTA MARIA LA BLANCA. VILLALCAZAR DE SIRGA. PALENCIA. SPAIN.

Pagoda tile with Buddha image, Qing dynasty, China, 16th century, Anthropology National Museum, Madrid, Spain.

LAO - LE RYTHME DES EAUXAu Nord du Laos, enclavée dans les montagnes, la paisible cité de Luang Prabang prospère depuis des siècles au sein de la péninsule formée par la confluence du fleuve Mékong et de la rivière Nam Khan. Avant dêtre devancée par Vientiane, elle fut la capitale du puissant Royaume de Lane Xang (Royaume du Million dEléphants). Son architecture coloniale et ses majestueux temples lui valent dêtre inscrite au patrimoine mondiale de lUNESCO depuis 1995.La légende raconte que Bouddha y serait venu au cours de lun de ses voyages et quil a souri. Aujourdhui, la ville est un haut lieu bouddhique de lAsie du Sud-Est. Les jeunes y viennent des campagnes alentours pour faire une retraite monastique et ainsi recevoir une éducation gratuite.A loccasion de Pi Mai, la Fête de l'Eau, Luang Prabang se réveille. Correspondant au Nouvel An lao et bouddhique, on fête le retour de la saison des pluies et la renaissance de la nature. Durant les plusieurs jours de festivités,

Golden Buddha on the wall of temple in wat Hualampong, Bangkok, Thailand

Pakistan, Punjab, Taxila, Jaulian Monastery. Stucco Seated Buddha

Particular, Sant'Angelo church, Pianella, Abruzzo, Italy

Alto-relievo of temples of Khajuraho Khajuraho Copyright: xZoonar.com/Yrax 13475718

ermita románica de Santa Maria de Tiermes, siglo XII, Yacimiento arqueológico de Tiermes, Soria, comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León, Spain, Europe.

Thailand, Sukothai, Huge, enclosed, seated Buddha, with gold-painted, right-hand in the foreground, Wat Sri Chum.

Buddha statue

Asian statue close up image

Vishnu (preserver God). 19th century AD, South India. Stone sculpture

Stone statue of 18th century playing Ravanhathd or Veena Copyright: xDilipxRajgor/DinodiaxPhotox

Carved Buddha statue, Fengxian Temple, Longmen Grottoes and Caves, Luoyang, Henan Province, China. Tang Dynasty

Gajasamharamurthy wooden carving statue in old temple chariot at Madurai Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Carved figure of female musician holding traditional Chinese drum instrument, Da La Gu, in Yong Ling Tomb, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China

Sculpture in the style of a Dorje or Vajra, Buddhist symbolic ritual object, Taj Tashi Hotel, Thimphu, Bhutan, Asia

the Goa Gajah Temple near Ubud on the island Bali in indonesia in southeastasia. ASIA INDONESIA BALI UBUD GOA GAJAH TEMPLE

collegiate church of San Pedro de Cervatos collegiate church of San Pedro de Cervatos, Romanesque, Cervatos, municipality of Campoo de Enmedio, Cantabria, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21577979

LAO - LE RYTHME DES EAUXAu Nord du Laos, enclavée dans les montagnes, la paisible cité de Luang Prabang prospère depuis des siècles au sein de la péninsule formée par la confluence du fleuve Mékong et de la rivière Nam Khan. Avant dêtre devancée par Vientiane, elle fut la capitale du puissant Royaume de Lane Xang (Royaume du Million dEléphants). Son architecture coloniale et ses majestueux temples lui valent dêtre inscrite au patrimoine mondiale de lUNESCO depuis 1995.La légende raconte que Bouddha y serait venu au cours de lun de ses voyages et quil a souri. Aujourdhui, la ville est un haut lieu bouddhique de lAsie du Sud-Est. Les jeunes y viennent des campagnes alentours pour faire une retraite monastique et ainsi recevoir une éducation gratuite.A loccasion de Pi Mai, la Fête de l'Eau, Luang Prabang se réveille. Correspondant au Nouvel An lao et bouddhique, on fête le retour de la saison des pluies et la renaissance de la nature. Durant les plusieurs jours de festivités,

Statue of Vishnu, West Gate, Angkor Wat, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Architecture ; chousath (sixty four) yoginis temple ; Bhubaneswar ; Orissa ; India

PANTEON-CUEVA-VIRGEN DE LA ROSA. Location: MONASTERIO DE SANTA MARIA LA REAL DE NAJERA. NAJERA. Rioja. SPAIN.

Italy, South Tirol, Pustertal, 'Messner Mountain Museum' MMM Ripa on castle Bruneck,

Temple door guardian also called a Dvararpala. From the Chola Dynasty. Dated 12th Century

Buddhist Statue

Beijing, China Dongyuemiao ("temple of the peak of the east") , 1912 - China - Stéphane Passet (French - Pékin , Chine Dongyuemiao ( « temple du Pic de l' Est » )). Statue, Taoism, temple, sculpture, vase, legend , myth, religious architecture, Religion , Art , Habitat , Architecture, China, Beijing, temple of the Buddha earth from the temple entrance

SEPULCRO DE ARIAS VAZQUEZ DE VAAMONDE. Location: Monasterio de sobrado de los Monjes. SOBRADO. A CORUÑA. SPAIN.

Sakyamuni Buddha Stele made of stone, Tang Dynasty (A.D. 828), China

Todai-ji (Eastern Great Temple), is a Buddhist temple complex in the city of Nara, Japan. Though it was originally founded in the year 738 CE, Todai-ji was not opened until the year 752. Its Great Buddha Hall houses the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese as Daibutsu. The temple also serves as the Japanese headquarters of the Kegon school of Buddhism. The temple is a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site as one of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara

trifont image trifont image, Romanesque church of San Martin de Tours of Artaiz, Unciti valley, Artaiz, Navarra, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21884695

Nepal, Kathmandu, Durbar Square, Basantapur Tower,

Xiaoyan Ta (Little Wild Goose Pagoda) stands in the grounds of Jianfu Si (Jianfu Temple). Dating from 684 CE, this temple was dedicated to the deceased Tang Emperor Gaozong (r. 649-83). Between 707 and 709 Gaozongs successor, Emperor Zhongzong (r. 684 and 705-710), ordered the construction of the Xiaoyan Ta to house Buddhist scriptures brought back from India and Srivijaya by the itinerant Chinese monk Yi Jing (635-713). In all, Yi Jing is reported to have collected more than 400 Buddhist manuscripts over 25 years of travel, and these were lodged in the Little Wild Goose Pagoda for safekeeping and translation. In its original form, the ochre-yellow pagoda rose through a total of 15 storeys, though an earthquake in 1487 is said to have split the pagoda in half. A subsequent earthquake brought the two halves of the pagoda back together again - it must have been a fortuitously precise tremor, as no signs of the former split remain visible - but at the cost of the top two storeys, reducin

Ramses II as a child with god Hurum, from Tanis

Alaró Cemetery, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Close-up of an imperial lion statue outside Lama Temple, Dongcheng, Beijing, China

Depicts scene on wall peace Pagoda at orissa India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Sculpture depicting Harihara, Vishnu and Shiva combined, from the Chandella Dynasty. Dated 11th Century

Banteay Srei (or Banteay Srey) is a 10th century Cambodian temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva and is located to the north-east of the main group of temples at Angkor. Banteay Srei is built largely of red sandstone, a medium that lends itself to the elaborate decorative wall carvings which are still observable today. Banteay Srei is sometimes referred to as the 'jewel of Khmer art.'.

collegiate church of San Pedro de Cervatos collegiate church of San Pedro de Cervatos, Romanesque, Cervatos, municipality of Campoo de Enmedio, Cantabria, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21846813

Little statuette. Shwe Inbin Abbey. Mandalay. Myanmar Little statuette. Shwe Inbin Abbey. Mandalay. Myanmar Copyright: xZoonar.com/PavelxSytilinxxxxxVolgograd,xRussia.x 21998404

Ellora caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Maharashtra, India. Cave 10. Nataraja Shiva dancing

Africa, West Africa, Togo, Voodoo Hospital. Female effegy with cigarette in mouth in shrine to heal the mentally ill in Togo.

Face on Stele B, 731 AD, Copan (Unesco World Heritage List, 1980), Honduras, Maya civilization, 8th century.

VISNU PORTADOR DE LA RUEDA(CHAKRA) Y CARACOLA(SANKLA). Location: MUSEO NUEVA DELHI. NUEVA DELHI. India. VISNU DIOS HINDU-VISHNU.

Brass dragon with sacrificed money, Jade Buddha-Temple, Shanghai, China

Totem Pole At The Skamain Indian Reserve Cemetery, Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada

fetish in Lobi village, Burkina faso fetish used to protect Lobi village, Burkina faso Copyright: xZoonar.com/MassimoxLamax 11155476

Sun Temple Konarak Orissa India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Ancient Buddha statues

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Sculpture in Kumari Ghar or House of the Living Goddess. Patan, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia.

Mongolia, Khentii Province. Sunrise on a carved Obelisk dedicated to Genghis Khan.

an idol of god with turmeric powder, jejuri, maharashtra, india Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox

The Yulin Caves are a Buddhist cave temple complex in Guazhou County, Gansu Province, China. The site is located some 100 km east of the oasis town of Dunhuang and the Mogao Caves. It takes its name from the eponymous elm trees lining the Yulin River, which flows through the site and separates the two cliffs from which the caves have been excavated. The forty-two caves house some 250 polychrome statues and 4,200 square metres of wall paintings, dating from the Tang Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty (7th to 14th centuries). The site was among the first in China to be designated for protection in 1961 as a Major National Historical and Cultural Site. In 2008 the Yulin Grottoes were submitted for future inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Chinese Section of the Silk Road.

Carving of Lord Shiva on Ceiling of Sri Mallikarjuna Gudi Pattadakal, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India. Carving of Lord Shiva on Ceiling of Sri Mallikarjuna Gudi Pattadakal, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21704387

angkor thom The best religious site in Cambodia Copyright: xZoonar.com/MassimoxLamax 6951937

BALI, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 22: Ornate monster statue at Ulun Danu temple on February, 22, 2011, Bali, Indonesia

Fish fountain in the Mercedarian convent Fish fountain in the Mercedarian convent, church of La Merced, Antigua Guatemala, department of Sacatepéquez, Republic of Guatemala, Central America Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22071094

India, Tamil Nadu, Madurai. Deity at a shrine in the Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple.

Zennor Church Mermaid Pew Cornwall England UK United Kingdom GB Great Britain Europe EU

Cambodia, Phnom Penh, National Museum, Bronze Statue of Vishnu from the Angkor Period, Baphuon Style 11th century

'Do Not Take Lord's Name in Vain', The Ten Commandments, c20th century. Artist: Unknown.

Funerary stele devoted to Bodhisattva Cintamanicakra Avalokitesvara. Dated 18th Century

John the Baptist Santa Maria della Salute Church, Venice, Italy. Competed in 1681

Monkey statue, Ubud Palace, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Close Up Photo of Bas Relief Carvings that Line the Walls of Borobudur Temple, Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia, Asia, background with copy space

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1459-1519.

Abu Simbel, Aswan, Egypt. Sunrise light on statues of Ptah, Amun, Ramesses II, and Ra in the Holiest of Holies in the Great Temple of Ramesses II. (Editorial Use Only)

Germany, Rhineland Palatinate, Mainz. 13th century Mainz Cathedral. Baroque statue.

Jain Devotees pouring Vermillion Water on the head of 58.8 feet monolithic Statue of jain saint Gomateshwara Lord Bahubali in Mahamastakabhisheka head anointing ceremony on the Vindhyagiri hill Shravanbelagola Karnataka India Copyright: xVivekxManek/DinodiaxPhotox

Detail of the fence surrounding the main chedi at Wat Chedi Luang in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Pharaoh stone sarcophagus tomb outside at day

Buddhas in der Höhle von Dambulla Buddhas in der Höhle von Dambulla Copyright: xZoonar.com/OLIVERxNOWAKx 8992665

Wall painting depicting Buddha, Sulamani Temple, Bagan, Myanmar

Maijishan Shiku (Maiji Shan Grottoes) are one of Chinas four most important Buddhist temple groups (the others being Datong, Luoyang, and the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang). Starting from the Northern Wei (386-535) and Northern Zhou (557-81) Dynasties, Buddhists cut caves into the sides of a red outcrop rising from the surrounding foliage-covered hills. Figures of the Buddha, of bodhisattvas and disciples were carved in harder rock brought from elsewhere, and installed in the caves. At their height, the Maijishan caves are believed to have numbered almost 800, but they suffered serious damage during an earthquake in 734. This event, combined with the exigencies of time, has reduced the number of extant caves to 194. The existing rock cut architecture contains over 7,200 Buddhist sculptures and over 1,000 square meters of murals. Maiji Shan translates literally as 'Wheatstack Mountain'.

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